South Side shootings leave 4 wounded

Three people were shot by attackers on the South Side and a fourth shot himself in the Bronzeville neighborhood Tuesday night, police said.

Two men were shot in the 6700 block of South Winchester Avenue about 5:48 p.m., police said. A 25-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and a second man, 20, was shot in the back.

Police said both are in stable condition. The older man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and the younger to Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.

About 5:30 p.m. a 17-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the leg and stomach in the 4700 block of South Wabash Avenue, police said. He was taken from the Bronzeville neighborhood to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he's expected to recover from his wounds.

Later in the night, a 48-year-old man sitting in a parked car was shot in the lower left leg and upper right arm after someone approached his car on foot and started shooting on the 10800 block of South Eggleston Avenue, police said. The man was taken to Roseland Hospital, Alfaro said. He's in stable condition.